event safety and welfare hilary palmer written by katy stubbs & helen errington
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Event Safety and Welfare
Hilary Palmer
Written by
Katy Stubbs & Helen Errington
To provide Event Volunteers with an overview of safety and welfare issues that may arise as a result of staging an Orienteering event
To have knowledge of the British Orienteering procedures and policies that exist, practical measures which Event Volunteers can employ to reduce the risks to an acceptable level and what to do in the event of an accident or incident occurring
Aim
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By the end of this unit you should understand how to:
• Establish a safe environment for competitors, officials, spectators & members of the public
• Establish a working relationship with volunteers, event helpers
& others
• Ensure compliance with the relevant rules & guidelines for the staging of orienteering events
Learning Outcomes
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What do different participants need from an event?Novices
Juniors
Veterans
Experienced seniors
Volunteers
All competitors• Courses correct, results, appropriate facilities, safe
Competitor needs
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Consider the hazards
• Likelihood of occurrence / degree of severity
• Method of removing hazard / severity of risk
• Who will be responsible?
Group matching game
Hazards and Risk
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Road Crossings
• 2 different scenarios
• General points about road crossings
• Specific points for each scenario
• Feedback in 10 minutes via poster
Car Parking & Assembly
Brainstorm:
• Potential Problems
• Possible Solutions
• Feedback in 10 minutes via poster
Event Risk Assessment
New forms – required by insurance
• Consider the hazards
• Likelihood of occurrence / degree of severity
• Method of reducing the risk to an acceptable level
• Who will be responsible?
British Orienteering has a public liability insurance
This gives protection if someone makes a claim against a member of British Orienteering for damages, negligence etc.
Also covers non-members participating or volunteering to help in orienteering activities
Applies only from the point the correct event registration process has been followed
“Think of it as protection against being sued”
Liability Insurance
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To be kept for a minimum of 5 years by the club•List of all participants = results•List of any volunteers if they did not participate
Insurers must be informed of “any serious incident, especially any personal injury, which could give rise to a subsequent claim”
•Incident Form to BOF Office – within 1 week•Any claim to BOF Office – within 2 weeks
Insurance needs?
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Event Staff
Good Practice:
• Plan for welfare of the event volunteers?– What needs to be considered?
• Allocation of volunteers to event ‘jobs’– What should we consider?
Vulnerable People
Protection of Children & Vulnerable Adults:• Walk round and look at the posters
• Discuss how the club could reduce these risks / issues
• Can you think of any other examples?
What do you need to know?– Extra information
• What do you do?– Who is the coordinator?– How is the search organised?
• If and when do you call the police?
Search handout
Search and Rescue
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of this unit you should understand how to:
• Establish a safe environment for competitors, officials, spectators & members of the public
• Establish a working relationship with volunteers, event helpers
& others
• Ensure compliance with the relevant rules & guidelines for the staging of orienteering events